Class JavaFieldConverter

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Converter, ConverterMatcher

    public class JavaFieldConverter
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements Converter
    Converts a java.lang.reflect.Field to XML.
    • Constructor Detail

      • JavaFieldConverter

        public JavaFieldConverter​(ClassLoaderReference classLoaderReference)
        Construct a JavaFieldConverter.
        Parameters:
        classLoaderReference - the reference to the ClassLoader of the XStream instance
        Since:
        1.4.5
      • JavaFieldConverter

        protected JavaFieldConverter​(SingleValueConverter javaClassConverter,
                                     Mapper mapper)
        Construct a JavaFieldConverter. Depending on the mapper chain the converter will also respect aliases.
        Parameters:
        javaClassConverter - the converter to use
        mapper - to use
        Since:
        1.4.5
    • Method Detail

      • canConvert

        public boolean canConvert​(java.lang.Class type)
        Description copied from interface: ConverterMatcher
        Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
        Specified by:
        canConvert in interface ConverterMatcher
        Parameters:
        type - the Class representing the object type to be converted
      • marshal

        public void marshal​(java.lang.Object source,
                            HierarchicalStreamWriter writer,
                            MarshallingContext context)
        Description copied from interface: Converter
        Convert an object to textual data.
        Specified by:
        marshal in interface Converter
        Parameters:
        source - The object to be marshalled.
        writer - A stream to write to.
        context - A context that allows nested objects to be processed by XStream.